What to do in Basel when it rains
Rain in Basel? Duck into its museums and galleries, find a covered market for a wander, and warm up with a coffee while it passes.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Kunstmuseum Basel St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Museum Tinguely Paul Sacher-Anlage 2, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Museum of Natural History Basel Augustinergasse 2, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Basler Papiermühle - Schweizerisches Museum für Papier, Schrift und Druck St. Alban-Tal 37, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
- Vorübergehend geschlossen: Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse 19, 4142 Münchenstein, Switzerland
- Toy Worlds Museum Basel Steinenvorstadt 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Brasserie, Bar und Event Volkshaus Basel Rebgasse 12-14, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
- Gagosian Rheinsprung 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- L'Unique | House of Rock Gerbergässlein 20, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Brasilea Stiftung Westquaistrasse 39, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
- filter4 Reservoirstrasse Basel, 4059 Basel, Switzerland
- Hauser & Wirth Luftgässlein 4, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Spalentor Spalenvorstadt, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Münsterplatz Basel Münsterpl., 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- St. Alban Tor St. Alban-Vorstadt 101, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
- Allschwil Dorf 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- St. Johanns-Tor St. Johanns-Vorstadt 110, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Schützenhaus basel Burgfelderstrasse, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Markthalle Basel Steinentorberg 20, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Carrefour City St. Louis 2 Av. de Bâle, 68300 Saint-Louis, France
- Supermarché Match Rue de Saint-Louis, 68330 Huningue, France
- Carrefour Contact Rue de Saint-Louis, 68220 Hésingue, France
- Holzpark Klybeck Uferstrasse 40, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
- Blumenfeld Mathis-Blumen Oberer Batterieweg, 4103 Basel, Switzerland
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Unternehmen Mitte Gerbergasse 30, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
- Klara Clarastrasse 13, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
- Café frühling - Kaffeemacher Klybeckstrasse 69, 4057 Basel, Switzerland
- McDonald’s Centralbahnstrasse 9, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
- Hyve - meet, sleep, work and eat! Gempenstrasse 64, 4053 Basel, Switzerland
- McDonald’s Badischer Bahnhof Schwarzwaldallee 183, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Rhein Center Shopping Mall Hauptstraße 435, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
- Dreiländergalerie Europaplatz 1, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
- St. Jakob-Park Shopping Center St. Jakobs-Strasse 397, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
- MParc Dreispitz Münchensteinerstrasse 200, 4053 Basel, Switzerland
- Einkauf-Insel Hauptstraße 333-339, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
- OutletCity Weil am Rhein Schusterinsel 5, 79576 Weil am Rhein, Germany
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